Written answers

Tuesday, 9 May 2017

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Cabinet Committee Meetings
      9. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Service Reform last met. [18008/17]
    • National Security Committee
      12. To ask the Taoiseach the number of meetings of the National Security Committee that have taken place in the past 12 months. [18227/17]
    • Commissions of Investigation
      13. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the second Fennelly Commission report and when his Department received same. [18282/17]
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Telecommunications Services Provision
      50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the work of the implementation group overseeing the rollout of the 40 actions contained in the taskforce on...
    • Climate Change Advisory Council
      55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has satisfied himself with the observations and recommendations of the advisory council in its first report; the...
    • Renewable Energy Projects
      56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the proposed renewable heat incentive scheme; the date by which this scheme will become operational; and if...
    • National Broadband Plan
      57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there will be a universal service obligation retained in terms of the national broadband plan. [21834/17]
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount likely to be paid by Ireland due to missing carbon emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • National Broadband Plan
      59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the timescale for the national fibre broadband plan to be delivered to offshore islands; if his attention has been drawn...
    • North-South Interconnector
      60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the North-South interconnector project. [21899/17]
    • Electric Vehicles
      61. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the steps he will be taking to increase the uptake of hybrid and electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Brexit Issues
      62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has made provision with regard to roaming charges when Britain leaves the European Union in view of the abolition of...
    • Broadband Service Provision
      63. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of his Department's ongoing interaction with a company (details supplied) on the roll out of broadband in the...
    • Broadcasting Sector
      64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure any future funding model for the national broadcaster will examine the way companies such as (details...
    • Alternative Energy Projects
      66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the development of the alternative energy sector in line with current and future requirements in view of the...
    • Post Office Network
      68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding post offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21720/17]
    • Postal Services
      69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the implications stamp price increases will have for post offices as private companies begin to compete with...
    • Waste Disposal Charges
      70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the deferred pay by weight waste collection system; when it will be implemented; the steps he will take to...
    • National Mitigation Plan
      72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will include the suggestions and recommendations of environmental groups on the draft national mitigation plan; and...
    • Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan
      74. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the policies or initiatives he is considering from the offshore renewable energy development plan; and the progress of...
    • Renewable Energy Generation Targets
      75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he expects the target for renewable energy for electricity of 40% to be met; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Renewable Energy Projects
      77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his future plans for support mechanisms for solar power; and the options which have been considered. [21835/17]
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the economic analysis which underpins the climate targets he has set out. [21897/17]
    • National Broadband Plan Implementation
      85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when his Department first announced plans to introduce the national broadband plan; the dates on which various Ministers...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Live Register Data
      86. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons on the live register for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and up to 1 May 2017 for towns (details supplied) in County Cork in tabular form. [21803/17]
    • Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
      87. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his meeting with the Croatian President. [21874/17]
    • Cabinet Committee Meetings
      88. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on regional and rural affairs last met. [21875/17]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      89. To ask the Taoiseach the details of payments made by his Department or a public body under the aegis of his Department to a person (details supplied) in the past 36 months. [21393/17]
    • Cabinet Committee Meetings
      90. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social policy and public service reform last met; and when the next meeting will take place. [21516/17]
    • National Minimum Wage
      91. To ask the Taoiseach the ratio of workers here earning below the minimum wage or at the minimum wage compares to other EU countries. [21234/17]
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Garda Equipment
      92. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the person or body which checks the stocks of Garda breath-testing kits; the locations at which the unused kits are stored; and...
    • Property Services Regulatory Authority Remit
      93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a statutory duty on estate agents to inform persons of past and potential future flood risks in respect of houses...
    • Dublin Port Tunnel
      94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the anti-speeding cameras installed in the Dublin Port tunnel are expected to be operational for the purposes of...
    • Humanitarian Access
      95. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps her Department is taking to ensure that Ireland has a humanitarian admission programme for families fleeing conflict;...
    • Garda Vetting of Personnel
      96. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position and status regarding Garda vetting for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Immigration Status
      97. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if stamp 4 can issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21567/17]
    • Asylum Applications
      103. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for asylum in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she...
    • Citizenship Applications
      104. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied); and if...
    • Immigration Status
      105. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for stamp 4 or equivalent in the case of a person (details...
    • Family Reunification Applications
      106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if stamp 4 or an equivalent family reunification application or visa can be facilitated for a person (details supplied); and if...
    • Garda Deployment
      107. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí for Dublin metropolitan region west; the number of gardaí for each of the past five years in...
    • Refugee Data
      108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons applying for refugee status that have applied on the grounds of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...
    • Criminal Assets Bureau
      109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which audits are conducted for goods, money and drugs seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau; and if she will make a...
    • Immigration Status
      110. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in view of the fact...
    • Family Reunification Applications
      111. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied);...
    • Immigration Status
      112. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be reached in the case of an application for residency status in respect of a person (details supplied);...
    • Residency Permits
      117. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a temporary residency card will issue in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Immigration Status
      119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21703/17]
    • Garda Reserve
      120. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the function of the Garda Reserve can be expanded in order that there is a greater visible presence of An Garda...
    • Electronic Tagging
      121. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when legislation to introduce electronic tagging will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21716/17]
    • Garda Investigations
      122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of investigations by An Garda Síochána into alleged death threats made over the telephone against the...
    • Immigration Controls
      123. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the review of the decision making process in respect of applications for extension or change of status for those...
    • Road Traffic Offences Data
      124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons detected driving while holding a mobile telephone in each of the years 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017;...
    • Courts Service Data
      125. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons summonsed to court listed cases for not paying a fixed charge notice relating to driving while holding a...
    • Road Traffic Offences Data
      126. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons detected driving while not wearing a seat belt or having their passenger wearing a seat belt in each of...
    • Garda Operations
      127. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána carried out checks on or searches of an airplane (details supplied) while it was at Shannon...
    • Prison Committals
      128. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if authorisation will be given for an independent audit of the prison system relative to the methodology used to calculate...
    • Prison Service Staff
      129. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action she will take to ensure the safety of prison officers who are now being videoed by some members of the public using...
    • Garda Reports
      131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and titles of all reports completed by the Garda internal audit unit during each year since 2008. [21760/17]
    • Garda Procedures
      132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will make available the programme of work currently in use by the Garda internal audit unit. [21761/17]
    • Garda Data
      133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the persons who are members of the Garda audit committee. [21762/17]
    • Garda Reports
      134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and titles of all reports completed by the Garda professional standards unit during each year since 2008. [21763/17]
    • Legal Services Regulation
      135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the work of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority. [21764/17]
    • Garda Information and Communications Technology
      137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the State's implementation of the Schengen information system under Council Decision 2002/192/EC; the technical...
    • State Pathology Service
      138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to provide funding for the appointment of two additional full time senior laboratory analysts for the Office of State...
    • Inquiries into Garda Activities
      139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the statutory inquiry under section 42 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 concerning a person...
    • Prison Facilities
      140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the closure of the training unit in Mountjoy Prison; if the activities which had taken place...
    • Legislative Programme
      141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the legislation required to authorise the use of the automatic number plate recognition systems by An Garda...
    • Refugee Resettlement Programme
      142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria used for selecting refugees; the way in which persons are prioritised; and when the resettlement programme will...
    • Immigration Support Services
      143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps she will take to assist a person (details supplied) living here to renew their passport. [22032/17]
    • Garda Deployment
      144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank that are currently stationed in the Ballyfermot Garda station; and the number that were...
    • Garda Investigations
      145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of investigations by An Garda Síochána into alleged criminal damage done on 10 November 2007 to the...
  • Department of Finance
    • VAT Rate Reductions
      146. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on reducing the VAT rate on the construction of new apartments to reduce construction costs and stimulate new supply; and if his Department has had...
    • Consumer Credit
      147. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has conducted a detailed study of the size of the motor finance market here; if so, the level of household exposure if there was to be a change in...
    • Vehicle Registration
      148. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the price of motor vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22113/17]
    • VAT Rate Reductions
      149. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the possibility of reducing the VAT registration threshold for architects' firms in view of the fact that many smaller practices, especially...
    • Insurance Costs
      150. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the high costs of public liability insurance here; and if so, his plans to work with the industry to try to reduce this....
    • Customs and Excise Protocols
      151. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who wishes to bring personal property here: the way in which the person can apply for VRT...
    • Tax Reliefs Data
      152. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage holders in receipt of Tax Relief at Source, TRS in 2017; the cost of such relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21591/17]
    • Banking Operations
      153. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to act on reports that there is a ticking time bomb regarding the practice of banks concerning revenue recognition before earned income from...
    • Motor Insurance
      154. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that insurance companies are not accepting National Car Test, NCT, certificates as proof of road worthiness in...
    • Financial Services Sector
      155. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of vulture funds operating here; the name of each vulture fund; the number of distressed mortgages in each portfolio; the protections in place for...
    • Tax Reliefs Data
      156. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons claiming relief under the special assignment relief programme for each year it has been in operation, in tabular form; the total value...
    • Insurance Costs
      158. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding plans to meet and engage with insurance companies here regarding excessive premiums being charged to persons, particularly in counties...
    • Environmental Schemes
      159. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce new initiatives for the purchase of motor vehicles other than diesel vehicles in view of the new evidence that suggests that diesel...
    • Insurance Industry
      160. To ask the Minister for Finance if compensation has been sought by the Government from Malta arising from the unpaid claims of a company (details supplied); if compensation has been sought...
    • Ireland Strategic Investment Fund Investments
      161. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the proposed dividend of €250 million from the State’s holding in a bank (details supplied) announced in March will impact on...
    • Revenue Commissioners Audits
      162. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of audits and prosecutions taken by the Revenue Commissioners in connection with evasion or fraud in the non-payment of categories of tax (details...
    • Motor Insurance Coverage
      164. To ask the Minister for Finance if a 1998 registered car can be insured here; the options open to a person who has been refused insurance for a car registered in 1998; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Higher Education Authority Funding
      165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the academic library tender, which is due for renewal in July 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21991/17]
    • SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Certification
      166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the British construction plant competence scheme is recognised here; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Higher Education Authority Funding
      167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding granted to the Mayo campus of the GMIT for each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; if he will consider...
    • Third Level Participation
      168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the access initiatives currently in operation by third level institutions; the number of participants on each; the annual expenditure on each;...
    • Youth Employment Initiative
      169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount drawn down by his Department each year since 2014 and to date in 2017 under the youth employment initiative; the programmes and...
    • Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
      170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason eligibility for a student grant is based on gross income rather than net income; his plans to change this criteria. [21401/17]
    • Student Retention Rates
      171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the high levels of non-progression in some courses in institutes of technology; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the final numbers of schools that have appealed their allocation under the new resource allocation model; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Teachers' Remuneration
      173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the implementation of pay equality for teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21404/17]
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of early child care and education scheme, ECCE, programmes that are implementing the Aistear and Síolta curriculum; the...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places in autism units that will be available in the 2017 - 2018 school year; the number of new autism units that will be...
    • Capitation Grants
      176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce school costs specifically in relation to the proposal of a premium capitation payment to schools; the amount of the premium...
    • Psychological Assessments
      177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 2 February 2017, when a response will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21410/17]
    • Third Level Funding
      178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value of additional funding received by universities or other third level institutions for the purposes of improving access, including...
    • Labour Court Recommendations
      179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 5 April 2017, if a binding Labour Court decision recommending that the outcome of the job evaluation...
    • Education Data
      180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanisms in place to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of access initiatives at third level; if guidelines in relation to best...
    • DEIS Data
      181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of current DEIS schools that would not have met his Department's new criteria for inclusion in the programme; and if he will make a...
    • DEIS Administration
      182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in identifying schools to be included in DEIS, each school was given a grade or numerical measure in terms of deprivation according to...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to support disadvantaged children in schools not under the DEIS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21417/17]
    • Special Educational Needs Staff
      184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the work being done to develop the model of the identification of future complex needs; when the model will be developed and finalised; and if he...
    • School Staff Appeals Mechanism
      185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the appeals board has made a decision regarding an appeal made by a school (details supplied) in relation to staffing resources in County...
    • School Transport Eligibility
      187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21457/17]
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there will be no provision for a new intake of children with ASD into the secondary school ASD...
    • School Patronage
      189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the safeguards to be put in place to protect minority faith schools; if his attention has been drawn to the wide spread concerns of boards of...
    • Schools Property
      190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the release of the lease in order that the sale of a school (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a new secondary school for the Castleknock and Carpenterstown areas in Dublin 15; the location of same; and if he will...
    • School Enrolments
      192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a three year deferral on the decision not to allow enrolment for first year students in a school (details supplied) by the...
    • School Curriculum
      193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to introduce driver education classes in post primary schools (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21685/17]
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the next phase of the school building for a school (details supplied) will commence; the position regarding this project; and if he will...
    • Summer Works Scheme
      196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for the summer works programme by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21712/17]
    • Student Grant Scheme Payments
      197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the fact that SUSI is seeking repayment of alleged overpayments from students dating back to 2012-2013; if his...
    • School Curriculum
      198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of hours the new wellbeing curriculum during the junior cycle will involve; and the source of these additional hours. [21602/17]
    • School Staff
      199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of instances of cover for double hip replacement that have been assessed as appropriate for critical illness cover with regard to the...
    • Cóiríocht Scoile
      200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aige deontas breise a chur ar fáil do Scoil Náisiúnta Thír an Fhia, Leitir Móir, Contae na...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for a new school build (details supplied); when it is expected a design team will be appointed; and if he will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a SNA will be approved for a person (details supplied); his plans regarding the lack of places in mainstream schools for children with autism...
    • School Admissions
      209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans following the recently concluded consultation on school admissions; his further plans to publish the results; and if he will make a...
    • Schools Property
      213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will approve the sale of an old school building (details supplied) in County Dublin; if he will investigate this delay and take the...
    • Schools Building Projects Status
      214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to the proposed provision of the walkway between two locations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • National Educational Psychological Service Data
      216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of scheme for commissioning psychological assessments, SCPA, assessments completed for the academic year 2015-16 for which...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the refurbishment works on a school at a location (details supplied); when this building will be available for use by a...
    • Teaching Council of Ireland
      218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a reply will issue to a person (details supplied) who is awaiting a Teaching Council number; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Residential Institutions Redress Scheme
      219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has failed to reach an arrangement with Caranua regarding office accommodation and rent; and his views on the suggestion that...
    • Special Educational Needs Service Provision
      220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding autism units in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22014/17]
    • Student Grant Scheme
      221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider a change in policy to allow grant support and some other financial supports for persons that seek to change educational...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government
    • Motor Tax
      222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to review, revise or change the current motor tax regime, in view of recent reports that the current model...
    • Capital Assistance Scheme
      223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the value of funding ring-fenced under the capital assistance scheme to provide housing for young persons exiting...
    • Water Charges Administration
      224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the safeguards in place to stop households being charged twice for water charges in circumstances in which a person...
    • Approved Housing Bodies
      225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the total allocation of funding his Department and all local authorities have given to each individual approved...
    • Rural Development Policy
      226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the timeframe for the publication of rural housing guidelines in view of the European Court of Justice ruling; and...
    • Local Authority Housing Data
      227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of local authority rented dwellings in 2015 directly rented by the local authority, managed by a housing...
    • Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data
      229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 25 January 2017, the number of households on the mortgage to rent...
    • Commercial Rates
      230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the main headings of his proposals to reform the system of commercial rates; if there is a timeframe for the...
    • Local Authority Boundaries
      231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if the county council administrative boundary of counties Kilkenny and Waterford corresponds with their county...
    • County Development Plans
      233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to his stated ambition for Waterford city to double in size by 2040, if his attention has been drawn to the...
    • Local Authority Boundaries
      240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the detail of the process involved and the legislation which covers the process for changing the administrative...
    • Commencement of Legislation
      241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to commence section 28(1) of the Planning and Development (Housing) and Residential Tenancies Act 2016....
    • Capital Assistance Scheme
      242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the mechanism for applying for the CAS scheme; the total amount available in 2017 under this scheme; and the...
    • Housing Assistance Payments Data
      244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of persons who availed of HAP by county; and the total amount paid to each county in 2016. [21818/17]
    • VAT Rate Reductions
      245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on reducing the VAT rate on professional fees to encourage greater use of professional services, such as...
    • Architects Register
      246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether there is an increasing shortage of architect practices located outside of large cities. [21901/17]
    • Construction Regulations
      247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his views on whether the use of latent defects insurance should be mandatory for all new residential constructions...
    • Building Regulations Compliance
      249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of building construction projects inspected by local authorities in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to...
    • Departmental Bodies Establishment
      250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to re-establish the building regulations advisory board; his views on whether it was a mistake by the...
    • Mortgage to Rent Scheme Data
      251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of properties which have been successfully purchased through the mortgage to rent scheme since it first...
    • Building Regulations
      252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the formal powers, as defined in legislation or regulations, an assigned certifier has to enter a site, inspect the...
    • Irish Water
      256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the steps which have been taken to address the use of defective pipes by Irish Water; the scale of any such issues...
    • Housing Policy
      257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce an affordable housing scheme for persons within certain income bands who cannot afford to buy...
    • Planning Issues
      258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will investigate the possibility of having the planning designation of a property, which was built with a...
    • Foreshore Licence Applications
      259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the procedures that are used in the screening of submissions received (details supplied); the parameters applied to...
    • Property Tax Collection
      260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount of local property tax collected by each local authority in 2016; the population of each local authority;...
  • Department of Social Protection
    • Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility
      261. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated amount it would cost the State to exclude maintenance payments from means assessment for social welfare payments; if he has previously...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      262. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the refusal of disability allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); the options available to the person following a...
    • Labour Activation Measures
      263. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his short and long-term plans for the community employment and employment services and programmes, with particular reference to their benefits in...
    • Maternity Benefit Data
      264. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of State maternity benefit payments; the average waiting time for an initial decision to be made on an...
    • Social Welfare Benefits Data
      267. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who have applied for each social welfare payment from January 2017 to date in 2017, in tabular form; the number of persons...
    • Carer's Allowance Appeals
      268. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for carer's allowance by a person (details supplied); and when a decision will be made. [21449/17]
    • Social Welfare Overpayments
      269. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of weeks a person (details supplied) was alleged to have been overpaid; the exact level of their authorised weekly allowance during the...
    • Carer's Allowance Eligibility
      270. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review an application for carer's allowance in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Carer's Support Grant
      271. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons who received the carer's support grant in 2016; the expenditure on the grant in 2016; the number of persons who have received...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      272. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of allowing lone parents in employment whose children are aged between seven and 14 years of age to receive both the...
    • Household Benefits Scheme
      273. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on the household benefits package in 2016; the projected expenditure in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21584/17]
    • National Advocacy Service
      274. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of advocates employed in the national advocacy service for persons with disabilities; the ratio of advocates to persons with a disability...
    • Bereavement Grant
      275. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of reinstating the bereavement grant to 2013 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21586/17]
    • Household Benefits Scheme
      276. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of restoring the telephone allowance to 2013 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21587/17]
    • Social Insurance
      277. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to further extend social insurance benefits to the self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21588/17]
    • Social Welfare Code Reform
      278. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of the new working family payment being developed by his Department; the way he envisages that this payment will differ from family...
    • Community Employment Schemes Administration
      279. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider reinstating the community employment scheme material grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21671/17]
    • Labour Activation Measures
      280. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Turas Nua is requesting the details of some persons' new employers when it had no input into...
    • Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
      281. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the pay agreement under which supervisors on community employment schemes currently operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21546/17]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      282. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the issues raised in correspondence from members of Monaghan County Council (details supplied); if he will respond to the county...
    • Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
      284. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the pension entitlements for supervisors in community employment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21551/17]
    • Community Employment Schemes Administration
      285. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which sponsors for community employment schemes are chosen; the person or body that supervises and ensures best practice for the choosing...
    • Family Income Supplement Applications
      286. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of an application for family income supplement by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21555/17]
    • Community Employment Schemes Administration
      287. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the implications of the new system introduced by his Department for sponsors and voluntary boards with regard to the Companies Act and the...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
      288. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an application for jobseeker's allowance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Disability Allowance Appeals
      289. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress to date in the determination of an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of a disability allowance; the reason a...
    • State Pensions
      290. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the review on conditions and criteria for State pension entitlement and eligibility will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Staff
      292. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to recruit additional staff to deal with appeals for disability allowance in view of the fact the current period for same is approximately...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      293. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total spend by his Department on legal or other fees in a case (details supplied) arising from an investigation of complaints under Directive...
    • Rent Supplement Scheme Data
      294. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons that avail of rent allowance and RAS payments, by county; and the total payments by county in 2016. [21817/17]
    • Community Employment Schemes Places
      295. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an additional community employment scheme placement will be allocated to a community centre (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will...
    • Domiciliary Care Allowance Applications
      296. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have a decision in relation to an application for a domiciliary care allowance; and if he will...
    • Carer's Benefit Applications
      297. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will have a decision in relation to an application for carer's benefit; and if he will make a...
    • Disability Allowance Applications
      298. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a person's (details supplied) disability claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21930/17]
    • Family Income Supplement Data
      299. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the numbers of Defence Forces personnel that received family income supplement in each of the years 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [21988/17]
    • Social Welfare Benefits Data
      300. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of Defence Force personnel in receipt of family income supplement or any other social protection payment, indicating which payments, in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      301. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount his Department estimates it will pay to companies engaged under the JobPath programme for the duration of the relevant contracts; the...
    • Social Welfare Fraud Data
      302. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the anti-fraud savings made by his Department through control measures for 2016; the number of reports made by the public to his Department of...
    • Jobseeker's Allowance Applications
      304. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a jobseeker's application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Rural Social Scheme
      305. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to treat the rural social scheme solely as a labour activation mechanism as opposed to its original role when introduced in 2004 as a...
    • Social Welfare Fraud Data
      307. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 599 of 3 May 2017, if he will provide a breakdown of fraudulent claims for each of the years from 2014 to...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Consular Services Remit
      308. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will instruct the permanent mission to the UN in New York to become a member of a group (details supplied) and to continue to attend...
    • Humanitarian Aid Provision
      309. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has considered funding treatment support for the Yazidi women in Iraq that have been subject to rape, torture and sexual slavery; and...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      310. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount Ireland has donated to the UN's International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism on international crimes committed in Syria; if...
    • Passport Applications Data
      311. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued in 2016 and to date in 2017; the amount of revenue generated through passports being issued; the amount of...
    • Passport Application Refusals
      312. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons documentation provided as proof of use of name for a passport renewal was rejected for a person (details supplied); and if he...
    • Passport Applications
      313. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a required passport can be expedited for a person (details supplied) in order for them to complete their requirements before the...
    • Overseas Development Aid Oversight
      314. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way the level of overseas aid is decided each year; and the criteria which determines the eligible projects. [21943/17]
    • Human Rights Cases
      315. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the concerning developments in the urgent case of a person (details supplied); and if he will protest the...
    • United Nations
      316. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland voted during a recent vote at the United Nations in relation Saudi Arabia's seat on the United Nations Commission...
    • Election Monitoring Missions
      317. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if long term observers sent by his Department are paid remuneration; if so, the levels at which; if selection for such assignments is...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Office of Public Works Projects
      320. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the security measures that will be put in place once Seanad Éireann temporarily relocates to the National Museum of Ireland; the...
    • Public Procurement Contracts Data
      321. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of tender competitions for building construction over €250,000 issued to construction companies over each of...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      322. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the Civil Service pension entitlements of a person (details supplied) who worked as a clerical officer. [21520/17]
    • Cosaint Fostaíochta
      323. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform i gcás ina ndéantar tromaíocht ar Státseirbhíseach nó ina gcaitear go héagórach leis nó...
    • Tuarastail Rannach
      324. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe i dtaca leis an liúntas ar a dtugtar PCW 1% go coitianta: 1. i ngnáth-theanga...
    • Pension Provisions
      325. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has received a letter from this Deputy dated 3 April 2017 concerning the issue of pension entitlement for community employment...
    • Public Sector Pensions Data
      326. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the distribution of public sector pensions in €5,000 bands (details supplied) for each of the years 2015 and...
    • Flood Prevention Measures
      327. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the scores recorded for each area across the State in which a cost benefit analysis of planned flood defence schemes has been conducted...
    • State Properties
      330. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will make a building (details supplied) in County Kerry available to the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Lease Agreements
      331. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will extend a lease on lands (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21606/17]
    • Tender Process
      332. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to revise and update existing tendering practices and procurement procedures employed across the public sector with a view to...
    • Flood Risk Management
      333. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will approve the final flood risk management plans, in view of the fact this will enable the measures set out in the plans to...
    • Public Sector Staff Recruitment
      334. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Public Appointments Commission will not recognise a diploma in management and employee relations awarded in 2002 through...
    • Public Sector Pay
      335. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the planned timeframe for achieving equality of pay for those that entered the public service following the measures taken under the...
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      336. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has concluded that the cost of planned flood relief works in Carrigaline, County Cork, exceeds the likely benefits of such...
  • Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Creative Ireland Programme
      337. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding which has been allocated and spent on promoting the Creative Ireland brand to date. [22072/17]
    • CLÁR Programme
      338. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21452/17]
    • National Museum
      339. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department has a written oversight arrangement with the National Museum of Ireland as per the code of practice for the...
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      342. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 760 of 2 May 2017, the timeline for the conclusion of the discussions to allow the council to...
    • CLÁR Programme
      343. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will expedite an application for CLÁR funding for a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Western Development Commission
      344. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the appointment of new members and a chair to the Western Development Commission; his plans to give extra...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      345. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the gross capital expenditure of her Department is 34.6% below profile for the first four months of the year; the steps...
    • Foras na Gaeilge
      346. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht ar thug an Chomhairle Aireachta Thuaidh-Theas cead d’Fhoras na Gaeilge léas a shíniú maidir le seilbh a...
    • National Raised Bog Management Plan
      347. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the rewetting of midland bogs. [21886/17]
  • Department of Health
    • National Children's Hospital Location
      348. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the traffic congestion concerns of persons regarding the chosen site for the new national children's hospital; and if he will make a...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      349. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 608 of 29 November 2016, the position regarding his Department's considerations with regard to the issue raised; and if...
    • Health Reports
      350. To ask the Minister for Health his views on each individual recommendation, including the measures or actions that will be undertaken to implement same in respect of the recommendations...
    • Dental Services Provision
      351. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department will replace the school dentist in the Monksland area of Athlone, County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21434/17]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      353. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21436/17]
    • Disabilities Assessments
      364. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 240 of 6 April 2017, if he will provide a breakdown of these figures into regional areas; and if he will make a statement...
    • Medical Card Applications
      365. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application on discretionary grounds for a person ( details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
    • Health Services
      366. To ask the Minister for Health if provision has been made for improvements to a health centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21463/17]
    • Hospital Staff
      367. To ask the Minister for Health if the maternity unit at Mayo General Hospital is the only one in the Saolta University Healthcare Group without the allocated services of a lactation...
    • Hospitals Data
      368. To ask the Minister for Health the number of private in patient and outpatient appointments and procedures carried out in public hospitals in each of the years 2014 to 2016, by hospital, in...
    • Mental Health Services Provision
      370. To ask the Minister for Health the recommendations from the Mental Health Commission regarding psychiatric services at UHW which have been implemented; the detail of each; and if he will...
    • National Maternity Hospital
      371. To ask the Minister for Health if dedicated space for private practices will be made available at the new national maternity hospital; if this will result in a cost for the taxpayer; if so,...
    • Hospital Consultant Remuneration
      372. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the taxpayer of consultants carrying out private practices in public hospitals in each of the years 2014 to 2016, by group; and if he will make a...
    • National Children's Hospital
      373. To ask the Minister for Health the locations persons attending the new national children's hospital will park to attend outpatient appointments; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services Staff Recruitment
      374. To ask the Minister for Health if the advertisement for the midwifery lead on the national women and infants health programme was restricted to candidates working exclusively within the HSE...
    • Health Services Provision
      381. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide additional resources for the HSE Fairview community unit in order that it can open for an additional day (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Service Level Agreements
      382. To ask the Minister for Health his policy position regarding the return of funding lost during the recession to section 39 organisations to enable them to restore pay to their employees in...
    • HSE Data
      386. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons over 65 years of age that have been referred for an ultrasound at Doughiska primary care centre, Galway city, by month, for the past 12...
    • National Children's Hospital
      388. To ask the Minister for Health the provisions being made for rheumatology services in the new children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21490/17]
    • Disability Services Provision
      390. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding to repair or replace the hydrotherapy pool in a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21492/17]
    • Gambling Sector
      391. To ask the Minister for Health when he will conduct a national gambling prevalence and impact study as recommended by the Institute of Public Health in 2010. [21501/17]
    • Audiology Services Provision
      392. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce regulation to the sale and supply of hearing instruments and hearing assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21503/17]
    • Medical Card Reviews
      394. To ask the Minister for Health when a reassessment of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be finalised; the reason the medical card section is requesting further...
    • Cancer Screening Programmes
      395. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available and an awareness campaign developed to improve the uptake of bowel cancer screening services to the optimum level to reduce...
    • Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review
      396. To ask the Minister for Health if the fair deal financial review for a person (details supplied) can be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21523/17]
    • Ambulance Service Provision
      397. To ask the Minister for Health if a dedicated ambulance service can be provided in the north west Connemara area as a matter of urgency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Medical Card Applications
      398. To ask the Minister for Health when a medical card will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21574/17]
    • Health Services Provision
      399. To ask the Minister for Health when an urgent appraisal or assessment and, as required, specific treatment might be arranged in the case of a person (details supplied); if appropriate steps...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      400. To ask the Minister for Health if home help can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21577/17]
    • HSE Investigations
      401. To ask the Minister for Health the details of trust in care investigations carried out in the past three years; the outcomes and actions taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Psychological Services
      402. To ask the Minister for Health if a psychologist has been appointed to Kildare Network for children requiring such services; if his attention has been drawn to the large demand for such...
    • Hospital Beds Data
      403. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that Dungarvan community hospital is closing the Sacred Heart unit which includes the rehabilitation beds for stroke; the future of this...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      407. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21668/17]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      408. To ask the Minister for Health if a specialised wheelchair will be supplied to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21669/17]
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      409. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated waiting time for an assessment of need in County Kildare; if he will provide additional resources to the assessment officers in the HSE in County...
    • Hospital Beds Data
      410. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed reduction in ward capacity at St Patrick's Hospital, Cashel, and the Sacred Heart community hospital, Dungarvan; and if he...
    • Nursing Home Accommodation Provision
      411. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding his Department has provided for capital investment in public nursing homes since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medicinal Products Reimbursement
      412. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address an issue (details supplied) with regard to FreeStyle Libre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21689/17]
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      413. To ask the Minister for Health if persons (details supplied) can be taken on as medical card patients in a medical centre (details supplied). [21690/17]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      414. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for transfer to the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Dún Laoghaire; if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied);...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      415. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21718/17]
    • Hospital Charges
      417. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a charge of €150 is outstanding in the case of a person (details supplied) in respect of a recent visit to a hospital for the person's child...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      418. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21532/17]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      421. To ask the Minister for Health if he will secure treatment for two children (details supplied) who have been chronically neglected as a result of case mismanagement and inordinate delays;...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
      422. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 516 of 11 April 2017, the status of a review of the supply of medical equipment to a person (details supplied); and if he...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      423. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will respond directly to the person's letter; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Meetings
      424. To ask the Minister for Health the meetings his Department has facilitated since 27 May 2013 with regard to the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital to St. Vincent's Hospital...
    • Home Help Service Provision
      425. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of home help can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21556/17]
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      426. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment with the neurology department in Tallaght hospital can be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • HSE Staff
      427. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was not selected for an educational course within the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21598/17]
    • Home Care Packages
      428. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide additional home care hours for a person (details supplied). [21599/17]
    • Medical Card Applications
      429. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in processing a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; when a decision in respect of this...
    • Hospital Services
      430. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Sacred Heart unit in Dungarvan community hospital is closing with immediate effect with a loss of 19 beds for physiotherapy, respite and rehab...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      433. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the case of a person (details supplied). [21724/17]
    • Mental Health Services
      434. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons within the prison system that are receiving treatment for serious mental health conditions; the nature of the information held on these...
    • General Medical Services Scheme Administration
      435. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 443 of 4 April 2017, the procedures in place to prevent the HSE from paying general practitioners for persons that are...
    • Hospital Appointments Administration
      436. To ask the Minister for Health if he will schedule an urgent appointment at St Vincent's University Hospital for a person (details supplied). [21740/17]
    • Departmental Legal Cases
      437. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of claims made by persons or others against his Department and the HSE that were settled or not settled, respectively, before a court hearing,...
    • Freedom of Information Requests
      438. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an FOI request submitted on 14 February 2017 in the name of a person (details supplied) has not as yet been responded to. [21746/17]
    • Hospital Admissions
      439. To ask the Minister for Health the number of admissions to a centre (details supplied) at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, each year since its establishment; the average length of time of...
    • Suicide Prevention
      441. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that accessed suicide prevention supports in the HSE Dublin north east and north Dublin area each year since 2012; the outcome of such...
    • Mental Health Services
      443. To ask the Minister for Health when a person is refused admission to a psychiatric unit, the follow up that takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21757/17]
    • Hospital Staff Data
      444. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant posts at the department of cardiology at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, by post and grade; the length of time the posts are vacant; when...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      445. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase the availability of trained interveners for persons that are deafblind; and his further plans to increase availability of and...
    • Medical Card Eligibility
      446. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in assessing eligibility for a medical card in the case of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Cancer Screening Programmes
      447. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been invited to take part in BowelScreen since the programme began in 2012, in tabular form; the number of persons that have...
    • National Maternity Hospital
      451. To ask the Minister for Health if the €45,000 paid to the master of the National Maternity Hospital ​in addition to their salary as a medical consultant derives from...
    • Hospital Services
      453. To ask the Minister for Health when the narcolepsy centre in St James's Hospital will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21854/17]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      454. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the ophthalmology waiting list in County Louth; the average waiting time for an outpatient appointment; the average waiting...
    • Health Services Reports
      456. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the review of primary eye care services has yet to be published; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      457. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to concerns expressed by ophthalmic consultants in recent media reports regarding treatment times for persons diagnosed with...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      459. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21902/17]
    • Hospital Accommodation Provision
      462. To ask the Minister for Health the details of HSE plans to set up specially designed prefabs in an effort to address the trolley crisis, in view of recent media reports; the hospitals which...
    • Hospital Staff Recruitment
      463. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons interviewed for nursing posts at St Joseph's Hospital in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number which were...
    • Hospital Beds Data
      464. To ask the Minister for Health the consultation which took place between the HSE, the management and staff at St Joseph's Hospital, patients and other groups regarding recent bed closures;...
    • Occupational Therapy
      465. To ask the Minister for Health when additional funding will be made available to occupational therapy services in counties Westmeath and Longford, in order to reduce the current eight month...
    • Dental Services Provision
      466. To ask the Minister for Health when dental services will be restored to Monksland County Roscommon under the HSE, whereby school age children can be seen; and if he will make a statement on...
    • General Practitioner Services
      468. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to reduce Strokestown, County Roscommon to a one doctor town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21934/17]
    • General Practitioner Services Provision
      469. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to reduce Ballaghadereen, County Roscommon to a one-doctor town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21935/17]
    • Hospital Discharges
      470. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons discharged from each hospital into emergency accommodation in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [21937/17]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      472. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times for the National Rehabilitation Hospital's spinal cord system of care programme in each of the years 2013 to 2016; and the average...
    • Vaccination Programme
      473. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the fact that if he is concerned that some girls who received the HPV gardasil vaccine appear to have had serious side effects, and if he will...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      474. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive notice of the outcome of a meeting with an assessment of needs officer. [21982/17]
    • Cancer Screening Programmes
      475. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of the BowelScreen programme; his plans to decrease or increase funding for the BowelScreen programme in 2018; the number of persons in County...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      476. To ask the Minister for Health the position of a person (details supplied) on a waiting list. [21992/17]
    • Mobility Allowance Review
      479. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a replacement scheme for the mobility allowance has yet to be announced; if the new scheme will be announced before the summer recess of Dáil...
    • Health Services Access
      480. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used by the HSE to determine if a person (details supplied) is ordinarily resident in view of the apparent conflicting decisions being made by the...
    • Infectious Disease Screening Service (1 comment)
      483. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that testing for Lyme disease here uses the inaccurate standardised test called ELISA, which is at best 35%...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      484. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [22020/17]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      485. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting spinal surgery at Tallaght Hospital; the number of persons by waiting list (details supplied); the average waiting time on each...
    • Services for People with Disabilities
      486. To ask the Minister for Health the residential care which will be provided for a person (details supplied) who has severe intellectual and behavioural issues; and if he will make a statement...
    • Health and Social Care Professionals Regulation
      488. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of administering the Health and Social Care Professionals Council; and the way in which these costs are covered (details supplied). [22026/17]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      489. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting over three years for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22031/17]
    • Health Services Provision
      490. To ask the Minister for Health if he will make a placement available to a young person (details supplied) who is in great difficulty. [22033/17]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      491. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) is on a waiting list for surgery; the reason for the delay; the average waiting time for this procedure; and the person's...
    • National Children's Hospital
      492. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a fictional character (details supplied) is being made title sponsor for the new national children's hospital; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Mental Health Services Data
      493. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of referrals to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS, by general practitioners that are returned to general practitioners and...
    • Disability Support Services Provision
      494. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment for disability home support can be expedited for a person (details supplied). [22050/17]
    • Health Services Provision
      495. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22053/17]
    • Electronic Cigarettes
      496. To ask the Minister for Health his policy in relation to the use of electronic cigarettes in enclosed public spaces; the research that is being done in relation to electronic cigarettes; and...
    • Treatment Abroad Scheme
      497. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for the treatment abroad scheme by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22055/17]
    • Health Products Regulatory Authority
      498. To ask the Minister for Health the number of schools and sports clubs that have registered with the Health Products Regulatory Authority to administer salbutamol in emergency situations; and...
    • Disability Services Provision
      499. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1016 of 2 May 2017, the steps he will take to ensure passenger safety and protection against abuse by unsupervised...
    • Homeless Accommodation Provision
      500. To ask the Minister for Health if approval has been given to agencies operating under the aegis of his Department or receiving money directly or indirectly from his Department for the...
    • HSE Expenditure
      503. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend on high-tech medicines in the years 2014 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Medicinal Products Supply
      504. To ask the Minister for Health the total savings achieved each month to date under the framework agreement on the supply of medicines to the health services 2016 to 2020, in tabular form;...
    • Hospitals Expenditure
      505. To ask the Minister for Health the total amounts spent on medicines by each public hospital in in the years 2014 to 2016, inclusive, and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make...
    • Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments
      506. To ask the Minister for Health the total amounts spent on medicines under the primary care reimbursement service in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; and...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Teagasc Staff
      507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if advertising and recruitment of green certificate educators has begun in the Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal regions in view of the fact...
    • Dairy Sector
      508. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are supports or payment schemes available for a person (details supplied) who has oversupplied milk; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Agencies Funding
      509. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency in each the years 2013 to 2016; and the EU and Exchequer funding for the agency and...
    • Fisheries Protection
      510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency funding under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund will be renegotiated at the end of the...
    • Fishing Industry Development
      512. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocations from his Department to support research and development in fisheries and seafood production in each of the years 2012...
    • Agriculture Scheme Penalties
      514. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork is being penalised twice; and if the penalty will only be imposed under one...
    • Knowledge Transfer Programme
      515. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Farm Enterprises
      516. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports which are being put in place by his Department for farmer welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21493/17]
    • Brexit Issues
      517. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has met with farming organisations regarding the impact of Brexit along the Border; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Fish Quotas
      518. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review of mackerel allocation policy between the fleet segments; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Agriculture Schemes
      521. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a scheme (details supplied) is coming on stream for dairy farmers in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement...
    • Forestry Sector
      522. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be permitted to plant forestry on their lands; and if he will make a statement on...
    • TAMS Payments
      523. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a TAMS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21649/17]
    • Farm Inspections
      527. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is normal practice that the inspecting officer is not present at the appeal of a case in which they have imposed a penalty in...
    • Agriculture Scheme Administration
      528. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the practice of appeals staff being recruited from former departmental officials is having the opposite effect...
    • Agriculture Scheme Penalties
      529. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out in tabular form the amount of cross-compliance and eligibility fines that have been deducted from persons in each of the...
    • Agriculture Scheme Administration
      530. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the way in which appeals cases are allocated to appeals staff; if it is normal practice that five 100% fines from the...
    • GLAS Eligibility
      531. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) who received correspondence on 13 January 2016, which stated that the...
    • Fishery Harbour Centres
      532. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will arrange for a review of harbour charges incurred by a person (details supplied) at a marina in County Kerry in view of the...
    • TAMS Payments
      533. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the reason for a continual delay in the processing of TAMS payments; the actions he is taking to eliminate these delays;...
    • GLAS Payments
      534. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied); if this will be processed without further delay; and if he will make a...
    • GLAS Eligibility
      535. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person in GLAS can transfer a portion of the holding, which does not have GLAS actions associated with it, under long-term lease...
    • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
      536. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 665 of 29 November 2016 to outline the reason a person (details supplied) has not received...
    • Agriculture Scheme Payments
      537. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure the immediate payment of all outstanding GLAS, AEOS and TAMS payments and an immediate review of the bureaucratic...
    • GLAS Payments
      538. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite the GLAS 2 payments for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21627/17]
    • Aquaculture Development
      539. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 461 of 28 March 2017, if he will publish the results of his Department's examination; and if...
    • Aquaculture Licence Appeals
      540. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to specify the division of his Department that has responsibility for the governance of the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board. [21638/17]
    • Aquaculture Licences
      541. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 460 of 28 March 2017, if he will extend the terms of reference for the review of aquaculture...
    • Aquaculture Licence Eligibility
      544. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 463 of 28 March 2017, if the excess smolts in the Inishfarnard site operated by a company...
    • Aquaculture Development
      545. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the report of his Department's investigation into the fish escape from a salmon farm in Bantry Bay following a...
    • Veterinary Inspection Service
      546. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21646/17]
    • Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
      547. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of a parcel in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be carried out to enable them to apply for the...
    • GLAS Payments
      548. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a GLAS 2 payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21721/17]
    • GLAS Administration
      550. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person in GLAS can long term leave a portion of their holding which does not have GLAS actions associated with it without...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      551. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address issues raised by a person (details supplied); if a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Coillte Teoranta Lands
      552. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the sale of a complex (details supplied) will be complete; the number of bidders involved at the various stages; the amount the...
    • Live Exports
      553. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage that live animal exports represent of the overall market in agricultural exports for each of the years 2010 to 2016...
    • Young Farmers Scheme
      554. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal under the national reserve scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
    • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
      555. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal in respect of AEOS and single farm payments; and if he will...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      556. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied). [21923/17]
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
      557. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not been in receipt of an ANC payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • GLAS Payments
      558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person's (details supplied) information was not reviewed correctly in regard to a GLAS payment; and if he will make a...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      559. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the request of a local authority regarding schemes which are under the aegis of his Department (details...
    • GLAS Payments
      560. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [21973/17]
    • Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
      562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of entitlements which a person (details supplied) holds. [22028/17]
    • TAMS Payments
      563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a matter regarding an outstanding TAMS II payment; when a person (details supplied) will receive the payment; if...
    • Transfer of Entitlements
      564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of a transfer of entitlements will be carried out in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he...
    • GLAS Data
      565. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons awaiting GLAS payments; the percentage of the total number of persons this figure represents; and if he will...
    • GLAS Administration
      566. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that will be removed from GLAS status further to the review of the GLAS programme; when each person will be...
    • Milk Supply
      567. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the samples for testing for residues in milk in the Silvermines, County Tipperary, area are being sent to the UK in view...
    • National Cattle Herd Data
      568. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of beef and dairy calf registrations in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of live exports of...
    • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
      569. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a payment to a person (details supplied). [22145/17]
    • Young Farmers Scheme
      570. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions being made to enable a person to submit an eligible application under the young farmers scheme by 15 May 2017 when it...
    • Fishery Harbour Centres
      571. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will sanction the dredging of Howth fishery harbour centre in view of the fact that the silting problem is becoming serious;...
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
    • Inland Fisheries Stocks
      572. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the allocations of funding from his Department to promote hatcheries and spawning beds to facilitate restocking native...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      573. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the Ministers who have responsibilities relating to the environment; and the details of the responsibilities those...
    • Mining Industry
      574. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will address the issues associated with unused mines in the Silvermines area of County Tipperary; if he will...
    • Waste Disposal Charges
      575. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a detailed analysis to support the claim that 90% of households will pay less under the new...
    • Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan
      576. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the allocations from his Department to support research and development in renewable maritime energy such as wave and...
    • Angling Sector Promotion
      577. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to introduce a project to support a course (details supplied) in counties Cavan and Monaghan with a view to...
    • Inland Fisheries Ireland Funding
      578. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the action he will take to ensure that Inland Fisheries Ireland will have the resources and expertise necessary to...
    • Telephone Call Charges
      579. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of changes to EU telephone and Internet data coverage rules and charges for those travelling abroad; and if he...
    • Nuclear Safety
      580. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the outcome of the 27 April 2017 meeting of the UK-Ireland contact group on radiological matters. [21661/17]
    • Bord na Móna
      582. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has been in contact with Bord na Móna to ensure there will be no job losses at the Bord na Móna plant in...
    • Illegal Dumping
      586. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the role his Department has in combatting illegal dumping in local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Proposed Legislation
      587. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status and preparation of the geothermal energy Bill. [21975/17]
    • Tellus Border Project
      588. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress of the Tellus programme; and the amount of the country expected to be surveyed and analysed by the end of...
    • National Broadband Plan Administration
      589. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if there are areas in County Limerick that will come under the new national broadband plan. [22144/17]
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      591. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which alternative energy currently provides an adequate portion of the energy requirement in line with...
    • Mobile Telephony Services
      593. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he continues to monitor the quality and availability of high quality mobile telephony in all areas...
    • Exploration Licences Data
      594. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of exploration licences issued in the past five years; the extent to which they have been activated to date in...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      597. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the degree to which he expects to meet carbon and other emission requirements in 2017 or thereafter; and if he will make...
    • Waste Management
      599. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the extent to which he has studied the effect of various plastics on the environment with particular reference to the...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Tourism Funding
      602. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocations from his Department to support research and development in coastal tourism in each of the years 2012 to 2016, in tabular...
    • Olympic Games Ticketing Arrangements
      603. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1236 of 21 March 2017, if he has been presented with the final report into the circumstances...
    • Tourism Funding
      604. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocated to Fáilte Ireland in each of the years 2007 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [21459/17]
    • Tourism Data
      607. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the independent evaluation of overseas tourism marketing expenditure to be published; and the details of the study. [21462/17]
    • Cycling Facilities Provision
      608. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding extending the Dublin bikes scheme to west Dublin in Dublin City Council and to Dublin 15 in Fingal County Council;...
    • Bus Services
      609. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the bus rapid transit project for Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21653/17]
    • Public Transport
      610. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects that will be funded from the €3.6 billion earmarked for public transport in the Exchequer capital transport envelope...
    • Public Transport Provision
      611. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the planned extension of the DART to Balbriggan, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Taxi Licences
      613. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will create a category of hackney and taxi permit to allow otherwise private vehicles owned and operated by a person living in a...
    • Taxi Regulations
      614. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will alter the manner in which resitting of the PSV test for taxi drivers is done in order that those failing one module do not...
    • Road Traffic Accidents Data
      616. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of serious injuries due to road traffic collisions in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make...
    • Tourism Promotion
      618. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the additional steps Tourism Ireland will take to increase the number of UK visitors coming here in view of the fact the number of...
    • Road Network
      620. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration is being given to constructing the M20 motorway between Cork and Limerick. [21806/17]
    • Dublin Bus
      622. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request that Dublin Bus provide an extension of a service to provide additional cover for an area in south Dublin (details...
    • Public Transport
      623. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the programme for Government commitments on public transport; and the status of implementing same. [17835/17]
    • Taxi Ranks
      624. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Cork County Council is facilitating the operation of a taxi stand at Cobh railway...
    • Light Rail Projects Status
      625. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the metro west project; the status of the planned train stations along metro west; if these planned train stations...
    • Transport Infrastructure Ireland Expenditure
      626. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total spend on transport infrastructure by sector (details supplied) for each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if...
    • Rail Network Expansion
      627. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if business case studies have been undertaken into the possible provision of a high speed rail network; if he will direct the National...
    • Tourism Promotion
      628. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the regional tourism brand Ireland's Ancient East is not well delineated or coherent in terms of its thematic...
    • Tourism Capital Investment Programme
      630. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address concerns that applications for investment capital for tourism projects from Fáilte Ireland or Tourism Ireland...
    • Tourism Data
      631. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the research collected by Fáilte Ireland, in particular on visitor numbers to individual areas, counties and...
    • Tourism Promotion
      632. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or a body under its aegis has plans to introduce incentives or funding for individual businesses or local authorities...
    • Fáilte Ireland
      633. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether Fáilte Ireland is not doing a good job at directly providing or facilitating the training of new chefs; his...
    • Local Authority Functions
      634. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether local authorities are competing unfairly with private businesses in providing tourism services at below market rates...
    • Tourist Accommodation
      635. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether current short-term hosting accommodation, such as a company (details supplied) is not compliant with the same health...
    • Tourism Industry
      637. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department or a body under its aegis have undertaken research on the cost base of Irish tourism hospitality businesses compared to...
    • Tourism Promotion
      638. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be another The Gathering event in 2018 or 2019; his views on whether it is a good idea; and if there is support within the...
    • Tourism Funding
      639. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the tourism marketing budget to attempt to mitigate the decline in visitor numbers from the UK in view of the...
    • Sports Capital Programme
      641. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects the recipients of sports capital funding for 2017 will be known. [22118/17]
    • Roadworthiness Testing
      642. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding roadworthiness testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22143/17]
    • Public Service Vehicles
      643. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce electric, hybrid and biogas buses into each of the State bus companies; his plans to introduce electric, hybrid...
    • Rural Transport Services
      644. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals his Department is working on in conjunction with the NTA and the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and...
    • Bus Services
      645. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the rolling out of disability access bus stops, particularly in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Bus Éireann Services
      646. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the threat to the Dublin to Derry Bus Éireann Expressway route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22093/17]
    • Rail Network
      647. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the role of light and heavy rail in climate change mitigation; the plans in place to use rail to mitigate climate change...
    • Public Service Vehicles
      648. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all buses operating under NTA licensed routes have an equivalent size specification whether they are Bus Éireann or privately...
  • Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
    • Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
      649. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the CETA deal will be brought before Dáil Éireann for discussion. [21645/17]
    • Cross-Border Enterprise Initiatives
      650. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress of the research programme on enterprises and cross-Border trade report which was undertaken by InterTradeIreland and the...
    • Work Permits Applications
      651. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of an application for a work permit by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21699/17]
    • Departmental Staff Recruitment
      652. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the criteria or instructions which are given to outside consultants in order to perform a given task (details supplied); and if a...
    • Consultancy Contracts
      653. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the criteria used by her Department when deciding to use an outside agency or consultancy. [21711/17]
    • Employment Rights
      654. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number and specific details of prosecutions taken by her Department or the WRC on foot of complaints from employees for...
    • Bank Branch Closures
      655. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has received an update from a bank (details supplied) regarding its recent branch closures; the number of redundancies there...
    • IDA Site Visits
      656. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of IDA visits for 2017 nationwide in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21793/17]
    • Employment Rights
      657. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to amend the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 in order to provide a clear and fixed definition of reasonable paid...
  • Department of Children and Youth Affairs
    • Area Based Childhood Programme
      658. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the preparing for life programme; her plans to extend it further; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21408/17]
    • School Completion Programme
      659. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of staff who have been employed under the school completion programme over each of the past ten years and to date in 2017; the...
    • Child and Family Agency Data
      661. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of admissions of women to a centre (details supplied) in the past ten years. [22006/17]
    • Inter-Country Adoptions
      664. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she plans to open an adoption programme between Haiti and Ireland; the steps she is taking to advance this programme; and if she will...
    • Child Care Services Data
      665. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of child minders registered with Tusla; the number of child minders not required to register with Tusla but who have voluntarily...
    • Child Care Services Provision
      666. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to re-open a community child care service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21944/17]
    • Child Detention Centres
      667. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will publish the report on the Oberstown children detention campus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21989/17]
    • Child Care Services Regulation
      668. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the recently published HIQA 2016 overview, if the programme of registration of children's special care units has commenced; the...
    • Child Protection Services Provision
      669. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the recently published HIQA 2016 overview, the steps which have been taken to address the gaps in services for children being...
    • Child Abuse
      670. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to the recently published HIQA 2016 overview, the number of adults to whom a social worker has not been allocated in cases related...
    • Child and Family Agency Services
      671. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the Tusla feedback and complaints process, Tell Us; the stage the process is at in identifying and training...
    • Child and Family Agency
      672. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the review of the governance, leadership and management arrangements within Tusla undertaken in 2016; if the review...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      674. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide the resources to set up a central system to register early years child care practitioners; and if she will make a...
  • Department of Defence
    • Fisheries Protection
      675. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to increase investment in naval surveillance to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing by foreign vessels, including...
    • Commemorative Medals
      676. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to issue the 1916-2016 commemorative medal to veterans of the Defence Forces in recognition of their service to the State; and if he...
    • Defence Forces Representative Organisations
      677. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which members of the Defence Forces can make representations to his Department regarding their pay and conditions; and if he will...
    • Defence Forces Contracts
      678. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there will be a review of the post-1994 contracts for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21726/17]
    • Defence Forces Medicinal Products
      679. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the medical service of the Defence Forces is continuing to prescribe the anti-malarial drug Lariam for members of the Defence Forces; and if...
    • Defence Forces Representative Organisations
      680. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps he is taking to provide members of the Defence Forces the right to join a trade union; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

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